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Let’s get the Ella out of here
After a very disturbed night listening to whining dogs, trains, coughing and chanting (actually the chanting was fine) we got up and had yet another Sri Lankan breakfast. Chatted to the other guests. That is the one thing I really enjoy about the guest house accommodation, you do meet other people who have interesting stories…
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What could possibly go wrong? -Ella
Everything went to plan this morning. Leisurely getting up time, legs feeling fine after last night, tuktuk man early, at station early, on train to Ella – what could possibly go wrong? The train journey to Ella was intended to be one of the highlights of our trip, a slow meander through beautiful scenery taking…
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Kandy-Adam’s Peak
The manager of our hotel does like a chat and he stayed and talked to us while we ate breakfast. It meant I had to eat a slightly under cooked egg which I’d normally give to Steve – gah! At least it wasn’t yesterday or I’d have had to eat the onion pancake. Our first…
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Kandy
After finally getting rid of my hangover headache and pledging allegiance to the “I’m never drinking again, at least not until tomorrow” club, it was time for breakfast. All very nice apart from the caramelised onions and pancake. Steve, rather nastily, pretended to enjoy his but really only wanted to see the look on my…
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Trincomalee/sigiriya
Mixed feelings about moving on today. It’s time and we have lots of things still to see. On the other hand we’ve settled in nicely at the Trinco blu. After a wobbly start, the staff have got to know us and are charming. I’m still puzzled as to what was up on that first day…
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Trincomalee- warts and all
At breakfast this morning Hattie’s boobs were hanging out. Big time. She was wearing what looked like dungarees without a bra. It was really quite outrageous. Reactions were interesting but most people could not help staring. I suspect this was the exact reaction she hoped for. Moving on, we got a tuktuk into town to…
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Funny how the combination of sun, sand and bedchairs turns me into a slothful creature, so lazy even putting sun cream on seems like the most onerous chore ever. (I know, you all really hate me now). The only thing to do in these situations is people watch. I have to confess and as some…
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What’s going on?
After having lauded Sri Lanka for its unparalleled friendliness and helpfulness, we came down with a bump this morning. We were already aware that the hotel had service issues but it became clear that some of the staff were downright rude. We also noticed that European guests were being ignored but the staff were all…
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Anuradhapura/Uppuveli
Anuradhapura/uppuveli Quiet day today. Packed then hung out until 1pm when our taxi took us to Uppuveli, near Trincomalee. The taxi driver was a young man who took us to meet his brother on the way out of Anuradhapura. Only took us 11/2 hours to reach our destination and as we didn’t have any change,…
Middle-aged flash packers
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